Brierley (surname)

Brierley is a surname of English origin. The name may refer to:


 * Benjamin Brierley (1825–1896), British author
 * Benjamin Brierley (rugby player) (born 1986), German rugby union international
 * David Brierly (1935–2008), English actor
 * Ellen Brierley and Jennet Brierley, two of the twelve witches tried at Lancaster Assizes in August 1612 for their part in the Pendle Hill witchcraft case
 * Herbert Brierley, English footballer
 * Justin W. Brierly (1905–1985), American educator and lawyer
 * Marjorie Brierley (1893–1984), English pioneer of psychoanalysis in Britain
 * Roger Brierley (1935–2005), British accountant and actor
 * Ron Brierley (born 1937), New Zealand investor and corporate raider
 * Saroo Brierley (born c. 1981), Indian/Australian businessman and author, subject of Lion (2016 film)
 * Thomas Brierley (1785–1855), British Freemason whose gravestone became a mystery
 * Tom Brierley (1910–1989), English and Canadian cricket player
 * Walter Brierley (1862–1926), English architect